maxim

The first Graham showcased how the ability to compartmentalize in politics can be a great gift — a nod to the old maxim that today’s enemy might be tomorrow’s friend.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

In the coaching world, there is a maxim some believe in - that teams are built in the image of their coaches.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

This undermined efficiency, and Ben Franklin’s maxim that “time is money External link” is especially true with the small margins of mass production.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

To riff off the book’s famous maxim: Some cartoons are decidedly less equal than others.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

During the years 1919-20 Antonio Gramsci, the Italian Marxist, adopted as his own the maxim ‘pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Central bankers have been known to quote External link one of economist John Maynard Keynes’s most famous maxims: “When the facts change, I change my mind.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

How many of these business maxims from his “Poor Richard’s Almanack” can you remember?

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

“Be greedy when others are fearful” is one half of one of Warren Buffett’s most well-known investing maxims.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

Some of these maxims might result in more films like Tommy Wiseau’s disasterpiece “The Room.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025

I had a picture of Mrs. Willard, with her heather-mixture tweeds and her sensible shoes and her wise, maternal maxims.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath